Typographical composing-machine.



H. PEARCE 8L E. BlLLlNGTON.

TYPOGRAPHICAL COMPOSING MACHINE.

APPLICATION men 1mm. 1914.

Patented Apr. 20, 1915.

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H. PEARCE & J. E. BILLINGTOIN.

TYPOGRAPHICAL COMPOSING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN-27,1914.

Patented Apr. 20, 1915.

H. PEARCE & J. E. BILLINGTON.

TYPOGRAPHICAL COMPOSING MACHINE.

APPLICATION flLED JAN .27. i914.

Patented Apr, 20, 1915 3 SHEETS-SHEET 3.

H. PEARCE & .l. E. BILLINGTON.

TYPOGRAPHICAL COMPOSING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN-2711914.

Patented Apr. 20, 1915.

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, APPUCATION FILED JAN-27. I914- 1,136,553. Patented Apr.20,115

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H. 'PEARCE & :IE. summon, TYPOGRAPHICAL COMFOSING MACHINE.

APPU'CATEON FILED JAN.27, I914- "Patented Apr. 20, 1915.

mmsaa H PEARCE & J. E. BILLINGTON.

TYPOGRAPHKCAL COMPOSIHG MACHINE. IAIPPLIICATION man JAN.21.1914.

Patented Apr. 20, 1915 l3 SHEETS-SHEET 7.

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APPLICATION FILED JAN-27- 1914.

' Patented Apr, 20, 1915.

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H. PEARCE 8L1" E. BILLINGTON.

TYPOGRAPHICAL COMPOSING MACHINE. APPLICATION FlLED MN. 27, 191

1,136,553. Patented Apr. 20, 1915.

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H. PEARCE &.J. E BILLINGTON. TYPOGRAPHICALCOMPOSING MACHINE.

' APPLICATION FILED JAN.Z7, I914- 1,13 ,553, Patented Apr. 20, 1915.

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TYPOGRAPHICAL COMPOSING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JAPLZT, 1914- v 1 ,136,553, Patented Apr. 20, 1915.

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j W vi H. PEARCE 8&1. E. BlLLlNGTON.

TYPOGRAPHICAL COMPOSING MACHINE.

v APPLICATION FILED !AN.Z7, 1 914. 1,136 553. Patented Apr. 20, 1915.

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Patented Apr. 20, 1915.

UNITED sra'rns rng'rnr orricn.

HERBERT PEARCE AND JOHN ERNEST BILIQINGTON, OF BBOADHEATH, ENGLAND, ASSIGNORS TO LINOTYPE AND MACHINERY LIMITED, OF LONDON, ENGLAND.

TYPOGRAPHICAL' CUMPGSING-MAGHINE.

Application filed January 27, 1914.

To all whom it in 0 For/('0');

. Be it known that we, l-lnunnn'r Francis and JOHN Enxns'r BILLIXCTOX. subjects of the King of the nited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. and residing at Linotype and Machinery \Yorks, llroadheath, in the county of Chester, England, have invented new and useful Improvements in Typographical Composing-Machines, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in typographical composing machines particularly machines such as those known comniercially under the trade mark Linotype, and kindred machines.

Among the several objects of the present invention is that of providing a plurality of superposed pairs of magazines that is, pairs in the sense that diti'erent pairs of them can, alternatively' be brought into operative position-and two relatively fixed distributor mechanisms and assembler plate entrances, with which the said pairs can be brought into operative relationship, and key mechanism which can be. readily placed in and out of operative 'connection with the escapement devices of one or other of the pair of magazines which, for the time-being. is in operative position.

The invention will now be described by reference to the accompanving drawings which are drawn to various scales and are to be taken as part of this specification and read therewith.

In these drawings :Figure 1 is the lefthand lower part. and Fig. 1 the right-hand lower part, of a side elevation of a machine embodying the present invention, the dotand-dash lines at the extreme right of Fig. 1 and extreme left of Fig. 1 both representing the line at which the two figures would unite to form a single figure: Fig. 2 is the upper part of the same side elevation as that represented by F igs. l and 1. but with parts intervening between those illustrated in Fig. l and Fig. omitted; Fig. 3,'is a side elevation somewhat similar to Figs. 1 and 3 but drawn to a smaller scale than are those figures, and shouing the column of magazines in a different position to that in which they are shown in the said figures; Fig. l is the left hand part and Fig. 4: the ri;"it-han(l part of a plan of the magazines mu! parts adjacent thereto; Fig. 5 is a rightat side elevation of the key-board and Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 20, 1915.

Serial No. 814,670.

parts adjacent thereto; Fig. 6 is an elevation as seen from the left-hand side of the machine, of parts of the mechanism shown in Fig. 5; Fig. 7 is the left-hand part and Fig. 7 the right-hand part of a front'elevation partly broken away, of the distributer mechanism; Fig. 8 is a"seetional View, as seen from the front of the machine of a part of the distributer mechanism; Figs. 9 and l() are two right-hand side elevations showing the same parts of the distributor mechanism in respectively different positions; Figs. 11 and 12 are two different parts of the same front elevation of the assembler plate and parts adjacent thereto; Fig. 13 is a right-hand side elevation of the upper part of Fig. 12, and Figs. 1% and 15 are diagrams showing in plan the manner. in which the. assembler plate is capable of being swung into and out of operative position.

1 is the main frame of the machine,'or as much of it as is necessary to be illustrated in connection with this invention, and in the upper part of which ismovably mounted a magazine frame 2 to which are secured the above-named plurality of'pairs of adjustable magazines 3, 324, P; in the draw ings only two such pairs are represented, these being regarded as suflicient to illustrate the invention, the latter, however, is not restricted to the employment of two pairs, it

being equally convenient for the machine to be provided with three or more pairs.

In Figs. 9 and 10 there are represented only the one pair of magazines 3, 3 the.- other pair. 4, 4 having been omitted from those figures.

1 t g d F1 1110 magazine flame an magazines 0,

3, 4:, l incline downward from back tofront in the ordinary well-known way, and are capable of being moved en bloc in a direction perpendicular to the plane of their inclination, suitable guides l on the main frame 1 and rollers 2, on the magazine frame 2, engaging with those. guides, being provided for restricting the movement of the said magazine frame and magazines to that particular direction.

The magazines are held and registered in their shifted position'by means of upstand ing turrets 100 rotatably mounted in the machine frame, one at each corner of the magazine frame therein. These turrets are each provided with projecting studs 100 which engage in recessed blocks 100 at tached to the magazine. frame. It will be noted that each turret has two studs, one or the other of which will engage in the recessed block according to the position of the magazine frame, that is, according to whether the upper or lower pair of magazines is in operative position. The turrets are rotated by means of the handle 100 connected to the lower right-hand turret, which latterqisconnected by links 100 to the remainingthrrets, the parts being soarv ranged that when the handle is moved in one direction all the turrets will be rotated to disengage their projecting studs from the recessed blocks 100*, and when. the handle is moved in the opposite direction; they will be rotated to engage their projecting studs in said blocks. 100 cooperates with a projecting nose 100 on the handle and holds the latter in its.

shifted position. All these parts are of wellknown construction and constitute no part of our present invention.

For the sake of brevity, the several magazines, when hereinafter referred to as a single entity, are treated as a column of magazines,-and are referred to as such. The raising and lowering of this column of magazines areeffected through two rocking shafts 5, 6 which are. connected with the magazine frame 2 through lever arms 7, 7 fast to the shafts, and links 8, 8 the latter pivoted to both those arms and the said frame. Thes pits 5, 6 have other lever arms 9, 9, respec ively fast thereon. which. as are also the arts 5, 6,7, 8 and 9, are of .known construction. Hitherto the two 1ever arms 9, 9 have been connected together by a link of unadjustable length, but-upon the length of this link depends the position of the magazines relatively to the magazine entrance 10 and assembler plate entrance 11, and the angle of the said magazines, the latter having to be in exact cooperative relationsliip to the said entrances in order that the travel of the matrices from'one to another of these parts'may not be impeded. Much difliculty has heretofore been experienced in this connection, the slightest error.

inthe position of the pivotal connections with the 'f'id link having been found causative of considerable disturbance in the aforesaid. relationship. To overcome this-difficulty in accordance with the present invention, the link is madeso that its effective length maybe varied, for instance its cenfor convenience this link, when hereinafter referred to 'as a complete entity, is identified by the reference 12 previously used for-identifyingonly its central part. By lengthen ing or shortening the link 12, the magazine- A spring pressed detcntv frame-2 and magazines 3, 3 4, 4., may be adjusted higher or lower at either or both ends. The two shafts 5, 6 are siinultane ously rocked by means of a lever handle 13,- fast to the shaft 5, and the weight of themagazine frame 2 plus that of the column of magazines and their contents, is practically couin'erlmlanced by a spring 14 acting through an arm 15 fast to the shaft 15 in well-known manner.

The uppcnmagazines 3 and .4 of the two pairs 3, 3 and l. 4 have their sets or banks of escapemcnt levers 16, respectively attheir uppersides, and :i lower magazines 3 and 4 have their esca ement levers 17 at their lower sides, all as shown in Figs. 1 and 3.. These different sets of escapcinent levers 16 and 17, in well-known manner, are operated by two sets of strikers or levers l8. 19 respectively. which normally occupy positions in which they are ready-for engaging with the respective escapemenl levers '16, 17 of either pair of magazines when the latter are brought into operative relationship thereto by the raising or lowering of the column of magazines.

1 Figs. 1 and 3 show the column of magazines in its two different positions, Fig. 1 showing it as whcnthc nmgazincs 4. 1 are in use, their escapcment levers-H1, 17 being then in operative relationship to the strikers 18, 19, at which juncture the magazines 3, 3 and their escapement lovers are out of operative position, and Fig. 3 showing the said'column as when the magazines 3, 3 are in use, with their escapement levers '11), 17

in operative relationship to the said strikers, J

clined striker link 22, and each. of thestrikcrs 18 is at its front end pivotally connected tothe guide plate 20, on a stationary pivot 23 and at, or near, its center it is pivoted to the upper end of an inclined striker link 24-. The two ranks of striker links 22 and 21 are. arranged, the former at the froiit'of the latter, and the rear ends of all thestrikers 18, 19 are normally justin front of tlie path in which the front ends of the magazines 3, 3, 4, f 'and of the escapement levers 16, 17 move when .the column of magazines s raised or lowered- The lower end of each of the'striker links 22, 24-is provided with,

a. roller or lateral projection 25 with which engages the upper hooked or gapped end 26 of the respective escapernent rod 27, 28 the lower end ofwhich is capable of being engaged by a rod 29 which is actuated in well-known manner by an automatically operated cam.carriage whenever .this latter is releasedby the depression of'the respective key lever. These matrix-controlling key levers are not shown in the drawings as they constitute no part of the present invention and, moreover. they may he of the usual well-known construction. The cscapeinent rod s 21'}{{(-tl are arranged in two ranks each ttppsjtilgipiug vto one of the ranks of striker llnks i ifl} The rank of rods 29 is brought into operative relationship to the rank oi escapement rods 28 or 27 (according to which magazine l or -l-or alternatively I; or 3 -istosuppiv matrices to the assembling" line)?ibji 'snrz'es ive depressions of a lighttouol"? finger key 30 5. which in the merino;- described in application for Letters Pats-m N. 357434 serves to control he operation of mechanism .vhich automatically sl'iifts'the-hank of rods 2.? into and out of the aforesaid relationshi iwith the hanks of escapement rods 2'7. 2%. Tl is incr'hauism "is represented illl Fig. :3 and at the lower part of Fig. 12. hut. as it has alr .uly been fully described iuthe above-named Letters patent, no further explanation herein is good to he necessary "Thelower ends of thc eseapenient rods 27. 28 when-in normal position, terminate all in the same horizontal plane. and near that end the said rods'are guided in a. stationary guide or plate 31, Fig. 5 while, near their upper endsthese rods are guided in a comb plate 32. see also Figs. 1 and (3. which is capahlie of being moved in a horizontal direction fore and aft of the mathine. in or on stations guides. 32 engaging in slots the comb plate. the said oomh plate at its-amends. being pimted to two lovers 33 fast to a shaft l-lsupported in stationary ,he'arin s 'These levers 3 herein termed comb-plate levers are acted upon h springs 36 which tend constantly to hold the combplate 32 and eseapcmont rods 37. 38 in their rearriiost position 2'. n. with their gappeil ends 26 out of engagement with the rollers 25. It is essential that the escapcment rods 27, 23 shall disengage the roll at the instant of opening the assembler plate Iii. the guide plate 20 being rigidly attached to this assembler plate and therefore carrviug the striker links 24 away from the esoapement rods 27, 28 whenever this opening takes place; this disengagement is rendered all the more necessarlv by reason of the fact that. as hereinafter fully explained. the movement of the assembler plate :37. during its opening and closing. curvilinear and not rectilinoarlv fore and aft. if this disengagement of the escapemcnt rods 2". from the. striker links 22.94 were not provided for, UltllGI' the striker links or the escapement rods might become twisted or for thostriker links 22, 24 to pass between the respective escapeinent rods 27. 28 during the opening and the subsequent closing of the assembler plate 37.

To attain the just mentioned result automatically. there is provided on that end of the assemhler plate 37 which is remote from the pivot iifs thereof. a rearwaidly-extend ing stud 39 which. when the assembler plate 37 is in normal working position. is in contact with a stud 40 adjusuahle in the forward end of a plate ll whose rear end. see particularl Fig. l. is pivoted to the adjacent lever 3 and whose intermediate part is formed with a slot 42 whieh engages with a stationar stud or roller '43 for guiding the plate ll in fore and aft direction. lVheu. with this a 'rangement. the assembler plate 37 in its closed or normal position. and the stud 9!) thereon as aforesaid. in contact with the stud h). the comb plate 3'3 is held in its foremost position with. consequently. the gapped ands 26 of the escapenient rods 3?. 28. in engagement with the rollers 25. on the striker links 212. 24-. as shown in Figs. 3. 5. '3 and 13. and when at the earl part of the opening of the asscmhler plate 37. the stud Ill) thereon. advances. the springs 15h innnediatelv pull the comb plate 32 reciilincarlj. rcarwarihand with it. the upper ends of the escapi-meut rods 27. 28, so as to disengage the rapped ends 2r. ol the latter from the rollers 25 and therehv leave the striker links ll tree to move forward. without contarting with those ends. during the continued opening movement of the asscnihler plate 3?. During the latter part of the closing: movement of the assemhler plate 3?. the stud. ll) thereon, comes into Contact with the then -ad\'anccd stud 4!), and through it. the plate ll. theicvcr $33 to which the said plate ispivoted. and the comb plate 32. moves forward the {lapped ends 20 so that" they again engage with the rollers 'lho assciniilor plate 37. in certain ronstrut-lions oi the iiefore particularized tvpographical machines. has heen pivot d so that it can he swan; l'orward rightwardl) away from the exit mouths of the magazines. for illtlllllllfj these magazines to he removed for having: access to thercar oi the said plate. and for other purposes. hut these e.\:-

a double joint comprising two pivots 3S (hereinhcl'ore mentioned) and 44, the latter of which is stationary and may be regarded the equivalent. of the single stationary pivot of the hetore-mentioned existing arrangements. This stationary pivot 44 is rigidly secured to the machine frame 1 in any seen, provides for the swinging of the assembler plate 37 backward upon both of the pivots 38, 41; as shown in Figs. H and 15, to such an extent as to bring its front surface close against the right-hand side of the ma.- chine, and this,- in spite of the fact that some member of the machine may obstruct the path of the arm 45 and prevent it from accompairving the assembler plate 37 throughout the full extent of its motion. If necessary. a fixed track or plate 1, Fig. 1, on the machine frame 1 and a shoe, caster or equivalent not shown) on the assem ler plate 37 traveling over the said track may be provided for ta' ing the weight of the assembler plate 37 during its opening and closing movement.

in view of the capacity of the assembler plate 37 to turn about both oi the pivots 3S and. -'l-'l. means are necessary for insuring that. while it is being closed, it shall be brought into such position that. at the termination of such closure. the gappcd cu l 26 engage each with its i sect-live rolh-r 25 For attaining this result the. assembler plate 37. as shown in Fig. 11, has pivoted to it a roller 8;) capable of rotating upon a vertical pin or stud 36 secured in the lower edge.

36lol' the said plate. and oi" engaging with a.

registering gap 9-7. between two projccticms or horns as. S The right-hand born 99 is curved. as imlicated by the shade lines in Fig. 11. so as to form a track over which the roller 85 travels during be closing of the assembler plate and which, at that juncture, serves to guide the assembler plate into its proper closing position.

To secure the assembler plate 37 in its closed position, there is provided av pivoted latch 90 capable of being turned about the axis of a stationary screw or pivot 91 from one to the other of the two positions indicated in full and dotted lines respectively in Fig. 11. The latch 90 is formed with a.

recess 92 capable of engaging with the neck or stem of a stationar screw or stud 93 which, when the assembler plate 37 is in its closed position, extends through a. hole 94 in the latter. so that, as shown in full lines n Fig. 11, the recess ofth'e latch 90 can he engaged with the stud 93 behind the head of the latter, to lock the assembler plate 37 in its closed position. In addition to the latch 90, there may be provided a second latch 95 slid-able on the left-hand vertical edge of the assembler plate 37 and capable of being engaged with, and disengaged from, two stationaryscrews or studs 96. So long as the latches 90, 95 both engage with their respective studs 93, 96, the assembler plate 37 will be retained in its closed position, and before opening the assembler plate, the latch 95 must be moved'into its lowermost position and the-latch 93 swung into the position in which it is shown in dotted lines .in Fig. 11, so that both of such latches will then be disimgaged from the said studs. 01', instead of the. devices 95, 9G, a spring catch may be provided to fulfil a like function.

'hen the machine. as in the example illustrated, provided with a pi-staclter or pi-magazinc 46. this is attached to the assembler plate 37 and swings with it about the axes of the two pivots SS, -'l--l, and connection between 'it and the distributer bars 47. 4b. is maintained by flexible chutes 49,

assembler plate 37 without disturbing the aforesaid connection.

The distrihuter mccli ,nismctanprises two sets of distributor screws 51 and 51% of which the set 51 for the upper magazine or 4, is lower and more forward than the set 52 for the lower magazines 3 or i. The matrices 53 to be received in the upper magazines -l have notches 5-. intheir feet as shown in' Figs. 9 and 10, while the matrices 53 appertaining to the lower magazines 3, are without such notches. All the mat rices 52?, 55 an raised by the toothed Vbar 56. Fig. 7 of the known second elevator up to the level of the lift'box 57 which is practically alined with the distributer bar 48 appertainingto the lower magazines 3*, P, and. all of them, as in existing machines. are pushed off the said toothed V bar 56 on to a similarly toothed V-bar 58 in the lift box 57, to the right-hand end of the latter, where their further progress is momentarily arrested by the successively leading matrices as, coming into contact with stop shoulders, at which juncture they are engaged by a. lifter 59 which lifts each successively leading matrix into engagement Witlrthe distributor screws 52, those for the lower.

magazine 3 or 4 being supported by their unnotched feet travelingalong a central rail the notches 54 in their feet, drop down over the just-named central rail 60 snfliciently to prevent them from being engaged by the distribnter bar 48, and, after pa ssing.over..

the right-hand end of that rail 60, they drop into a. chute 61 which conducts them to (30 until the distributer screws 52 carrythem into engagementwith their distributer bar 48 in the ordinary way, while those destined for the upper magazine 3 or 4 by reason of,

In view of the distance of the receiving end of the lower magazines 3 or P, from the corresponding or upper distributing bar 48,

the magazine entrance 10 which conducts the matrices from the latter to the said magazine, is of considerable length as shown in Figs. 2,

3, 9 andlO, and if this entrance were divided preciable length of time it would result in the following matrices destined for the same magazine channel becoming piled one above another in the blocked entrance channel and perhaps eventuate in the exhaustion of the corresponding magazine channel and a consequent absence of the respective letters or characters from the composed lines, and involve a resetting of those lines. To overcome that difliculty the magazine entrance 10 (throughout nearly the whole of its height)-'-like the magazines themselves-has its upper and lower walls formed with grooves or channels 63, which serve to guide the matrices passing through the said entrance, by their lugs only, and which are not wide enough to admit bent or distorted lugs, so that, as a consequence of this arrangement, immediately a matrix having such bent or distorted lugs is presented for admission into the entrance 10, it will not enter the latter, and will either itself, or through a succeeding matrix, effect the stoppage of the distributor screws 52. This last-named result may be obtained through the lateral deflection of partition plates 64: at the receiving or upper end of the magazine entrance 10, in a manner similar to that already known, although it is to be observed that, as distinguished from known arrangements, the partition plates 64: are present only at the said receiving or upper end, and serve to form between them channels alined with the before-described grooves or channels 63.

In multiple magazine machines provided with two magazine entrances as heretofore constructed, the said entrances have been pivoted so as to be capable of turning one (that appertaining to the upper jmagazine) forwardly,,and the other one rearwardly'; in that arrangement the said entrances. could not be opened so as to leave unobstructed the upper ends of both the magazines simultaneously. The present invention provides for that diiiiculty being overcome, by pivoting the two magazine entrances so that, as shown in Fig. 10, they can both be turned rearwardly sutiiciently to admit of the interior of both the .two magazines then in operative position, being inspected or cleaned from end to end.

The magazine entrances 10 and 16 have respectively portions of their front and rear walls hinged to constitute flaps 65, 66, so i that when the entrance 10, is moved rearwardly, as shown in Fig. 9, eitheror both of these flaps can be opened tr enable, obstructing matrices to be remov vl from the said entrances, or for other purposes; the flap 66 is so arranged, that it is automatically closed by the act of returning the entrance channel 10 to its normal position, and the flap may be closed by gravity or by a light spring or other equivalent device.

Heret-ofore diliiculty has been experienced in removing the before-mentioned separator box 62 from the distributing mechanism, for

the-reason that the separator cam 67 has a diameter greater than the distance between the front and back, walls of the said sepa rator box, so that, as a consequence thereof, the latter could not be moved leftward past it. According to the present inventior-Lthis v difliculty is entirelyovercome by having the cam 67 rotatably attached to, and removable with, the separatorbox 62. For this purpose the cam 67 as shown best in Fig. 8, is formed in one part with, or is operatively fast to, a clutch member 69, and together with that member is journaled in a bracket bearing 69 fast to one or other of the abovenamed front and back walls, and the said clutch member 68 is capable of being engagcd with, and disengaged from, a counterpart clutch member 70 fast on the shaft 71 of particular distributer screw 51 from which it receives its rotary motion. In the construction illustrated, see particularly Fig. 8, the cam 67 and clutch member 68 are integral with each other and with an intermediate part or hollow shaft 72 which is that by which this whole entity is rotatably supported in the bracket bearing 69. This said entity'is axially bored to substantially the diameter of the adjacent end of the distributer screw shaft 71, so that it can re cone, and receive support from, that part of the said shaft. As an alternative to the before described clutch faces it may be explained that the detachable connection of the cam $7 to the distributer screw shaft 71 may be effected by the engagement of a slot or recess in the right hand end of the hollow shaft 72, with a stud or projection fast to the said screw shaft. The separator box 62 is held in operative position, that is to say, with the cam 67 in engagement with the dis tributer screw shaft 71, by any of the usual well-known means (these are not shown in the drawings) and when these means are released, the box 62, together with the cam 67, can, as a single entity, be removed from the machine, a reversal of these operations being necessary to replace and secure the box in the machine.

The driving mechanism of the two distributors 51, 52 is so arranged that When the lower distributer 51 is unclutched (this is effected as ordinarily) it also automatically effects the stoppage of the upper distributer 52, but when the upper distributer 52 is unelutched, this has no ellect upon the lower one, so that a line then in progress of distribution in the lower distributer 51, will be completely distributed without interruption. This may be effected by operating the lower distributor 5lby a pulley T3 loose on the distributer driving shaft Tl andengaging the said shaft as ordinarilythrough a fric tionclntch 75, Ta of which one part 75 is formed on the pulley 73 and-the other part 76 is splined to and axially movable on the shaft 74:, this latter part 76 itself being operatively fast-to pulley 77 which transmits motion to a pulley TS loose on the upper d'istributer driving shaft 75) through a friction clutch 80 in the usual way. The friction clutch 75, 7(3'and the clutch 80 are each capable of being-as ordinarilyopened by a stud or projection 81 or 82 respectively which, by any obstruction in the respective distributer 51, 5:2 is caused or allowed to enter the path of a cam or cams 83 formed 011 or fast to the axially movable part of the clutch 75', 7G or 80, this last-named part being in the case of the clutch 75, 76, the pnlley'l'l and in the case of the clutch 80, the disk 84.

Having described our invention,. we declare that what we claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. In a typographical composing machine, the combinationwith two distributor mechanisms and two assembler plate entrances, of a plurality of superposed magazines arranged in a plurality of pairs and adjustable so that each pair can in turn be brought into or out ,of operative relationship with or to the distrilmter mechanisms and assembler plate entrances. v

2. In. a typographical composing machine, a' series of superposed magazines arranged in a plurality of pairs, a bank of escapement levers on eachmagazine, the escapcmeut levers on the two magazines of each pair be ing located one bank on the under side of one magazine, and the other bank' on the upper side of the companion magazine.

3. In a typograp'hi *al composing machine, the combination of two superposed magazines, a bank of es apements on the upper side of the upper magazine, a bank of escapements on the under side of the lower magazine, two banks of striker levers for actuating the escapements positively in effecting their releasing action. those of one bank' being pivoted at one end and arranged toengage at their other end beneath the escapements for the upper ma azine, and those of the other bank being pivoted between their ends and arranged to engage above the eseapements of the lower magazine, and two banks of operating links connected to the striker levers.

4. In a typographical composing machine, the combination with a movable assembler plate, of a plurality of pivots pivoting it to the main frame, the said pivotshaving their axes in parallel vertical planesand about, or relatively to each of which axes individually the assembler plate is capable of being moved angularly.

5. In a typographical composing machine, the combination'wit'h an assembler plate, and a plurality of pivots pivoting it to the main frame and about either or both of which the plate may be turned, of registering or positioning means for the said. assembler plate.

(3. In a typographical composing machine, the combination with an assembler plate and a plurality of pivots pivoting it to the main frame and about either or both of which the plate may be turned, of registering or posiplate for expediting the said disturbance and establishment of operative connection at or '100 approximately at respectively the comlnencement of opening and the finish of closng of said assembler plate.

H. In a typographical composmgmachme,

the combination with a movable assembler 1 plate,-striker links carried by that plate and escapement rods with which the striker links are moved into and out of operative engagement by the movement of the assembler plate, of a movable combplate guiding the 110 escapemeut rods, devices constantly tending to move. the comb plate so as to disturb the ailorcsaid operative connection and means movable with the assembler plate preventing such movement of the comb assembler plate is closed.

9 la a typographical composing machine, the combination with the distributer mechanism and a movable assembler plate of a pistacker or pimagazine movable with the as- 120 sembler plate and flexible chutes maintaining constant connection between the distriby utern'iechanism and the pi-stacker or pimagazine. irrespective of the assembler plate.

10. In .a typographical composing machine, the combination of a plurality of magazines, independently lllOUltGd magazine entrances, one for each of the magazines plate when the position of the in operative position at any one time, and j 0 movable rearvvardly from their operative positions, and means whereby the said entrances can be moved relatively to the magazines into such position as to enable the interior of the latter to be inspected from end to end. I

11. In a typographical machine, the combination of two distributors, a plurality of 'magazines movably arranged to bring differcnt selected pairs of magazines into operative relation thereto, and two magazine entrances for conducting the matrices from the distributers to the selected pair of magazines, the said entrances being arranged so as to be movable from their operative position to give access to the magazines.

12. In a typographical machine, the combination of two distributers, a driving shaft for each, a main driving pulley loosely mounted on the shaft of one of the distributers, a second pulley fast to said shaft, a clutch to connect said pulleys, a third pol icy connected to the second pulley and mounted loosely upon the shaft of the other distributor, a clutch to connectit with its shaft, and independent means for opening the two clutches. for the purpose described.

13. In a typographical machine, the com bination of assembling devices,-and a supporting frame therefor movable to and from its operative position, the said frame being mounted to turn about a plurality of independent axes in its aforesaid movements.

14. In a typographical machine, the combination of two sets of escapement-actuating devices, one connected to and operated by the other, a supportin frame carrying one of said sets and movable at will from its operative position, and automatic means dis tinct from the supporting frame for breaking the operative connection between the sets, the said means being controlled by the movement of the frame.

15. In a typographical machine, the combination of two sets of escapenient-actuating devices, one connected to and operated by the other, a supporting frame carrying one of said sets movable to and from its operative position, and automatic means distinct from the supporting frame for making and breaking the operative connection between said sets as the frame is moved to and from its operative position, respectively.

16. In a typographical machine, the combination of a set of escapemcnt-actuating devices mounted in the machine frame, a sec- 0nd set of actuating devices operated by the first set, a movable supporting frame where-' in the second set is mounted, and means whereby the movement of the supporting frame will shift the first set of actuating devices from their operative position in the machine frame to disconnect them from the actuating devices of the second set.

V 17. In a typographical machine, the combination of a set of esc'apement-actuating devices mounted in the machine frame, a second set of actuatin devices operated by the first set, a supporting frame wherein the second set is mounted movable to and from operative position, and means whereby the first set of actuating devices will be moved to and from its operative position in the machine frame so as to be connected with and disconnected from the second set as the frame is moved to and from its operative position, respectively.

18. In a typographical machine, the combination of a (listribnter, a sorts receptacle mounted in the machine so as to be movable to, difi'erent positions, and a tube or chute leading from the distr'ihuter and permanently connected with the sorts receptacle, the said tube being flexible so as to maintain such connection in any of the different positions of the sorts receptacle.

19. In a typographical machine, the combination of two magazines, and a magazine entrance cooperating with each of the magazines, one of'said entrances being pivotally movable and the other bodily movable from its operative position; whereby the several entrances may be so arranged as to give access to both ends of the two magazines.

20. In a typographical machine, the combination of a plurality of magazines arranged in close proximity to each other and movable to bring different pairs thereof into coiiperatini with each of the operative magv azines, the said entrances being mounted independently of each other and movable lmckwardly and downwardly from their operative position.

21. In. a typographical machine, the combiuation of two magazines, one ir'anged above the other. magazine entrances cooperating with the two magazines, and separate and independently mounted supporting frames for the two entrances, the supportng frame for the upper entrance being ar ranged so as to carry its entrance bodily and downwardly to locate it below the mouth of the lower magazine, for the purpose described.

A. magazine entrance for typographical machines formed with a series of channels, each of said channels comprising a set of opposed grooves and a pair of partition plates at opposite sides of the grooves.

A magazine entrance for typographi- -al machines formed at its upper end with a series of partition plates, and with a'series of grooves leadingfrom the spaces between said plates and extending throughout the length of the magazine entrance.

24. In a typographical machine, the combination of two distributors. a plurality of distinct pairs of magazines, and means 

